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SwampGhost · 12-26-2017, 07:56 AM

After a good Christmas dinner with the family I decided to go make an evening hunt since I’ve never taken a deer on Christmas Day. I was hunting public land where bucks only gun season is in progress and if you choose to bow hunt you have to only shoot bucks as well. I might add I haven’t killed a deer on this public in 3 seasons due to the herd crashing to all time lows! Not that I haven’t tried, it’s just been hard to even see tracks much less the deer that makes them!
This pretty spike came in and gave me a 6 yard shot and I was blessed to make a good shot. Four years ago I got a Wire Haired Dachshund to train to blood trail, but since I haven’t killed a deer here at home she has never had the opportunity to find a deer. So I went home and got my dog before starting to track. I was skeptical if she would do well since she is now 4 years old and hasn’t had any real experience trailing other than when she was young I would drag a piece of Deer liver through my yard but she always did a great job. I could tell she was on it by her body reaction and I tried to keep up with her but she was running on the track. I could hear the tag on her collar clinging so I just followed the sound. When I caught up with her she was chewing on the deer! I was very pleased and she sure was excited as well.....
Thanks for reading folks

Dry Bones · 12-26-2017, 08:03 AM

Very nice and good deal with the dog.

SMF · 12-26-2017, 08:35 AM

Really cool and glad she got to enjoy the hunt as much as you did.

Pstraw · 12-26-2017, 08:41 AM

Good deal. Congratulations for sticking with it and having success!

Bisch · 12-26-2017, 09:17 AM

Good deal and congrats!!!

Bisch

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Mesquite Archer · 12-26-2017, 09:26 AM

Congratats on the meat for the freezer and a fun day for the dog!

Chew · 12-26-2017, 09:31 AM

Congrats.

DRT · 12-26-2017, 10:08 AM

Great shot. Cool deal with your pup. Sounds like a well deserved kill. Congratulations.

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Caddo · 12-26-2017, 10:10 AM

Sweet, Congrats, to you and the dog!

LD

Hoss163 · 12-26-2017, 10:22 AM

Nice congratulations

CRM_95 · 12-26-2017, 12:10 PM

Way to go Corey!! Congrats!!

Jeremy7306 · 12-26-2017, 12:18 PM

Awesome!

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KenWood · 12-26-2017, 12:24 PM

Very nice!

chuckc. · 12-26-2017, 03:47 PM

Congratulations, great shot placement!

TxAg · 12-26-2017, 05:10 PM

nice!

Frankhunter · 12-29-2017, 12:47 AM

Congrats! Very nice

SwampRabbit · 12-29-2017, 08:55 AM

Awesome stuff Corey!

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texaslongshot · 12-29-2017, 09:14 AM

congrats

Geezy Rider · 12-29-2017, 09:23 AM

Great job. Congrats.

I sure would like to get one of those dogs some day.

12-26-2017, 07:56 AM	#1
SwampGhost Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Louisiana Hunt In: La, Tx, Ks, Ne,Il	Christmas Gift After a good Christmas dinner with the family I decided to go make an evening hunt since I’ve never taken a deer on Christmas Day. I was hunting public land where bucks only gun season is in progress and if you choose to bow hunt you have to only shoot bucks as well. I might add I haven’t killed a deer on this public in 3 seasons due to the herd crashing to all time lows! Not that I haven’t tried, it’s just been hard to even see tracks much less the deer that makes them! This pretty spike came in and gave me a 6 yard shot and I was blessed to make a good shot. Four years ago I got a Wire Haired Dachshund to train to blood trail, but since I haven’t killed a deer here at home she has never had the opportunity to find a deer. So I went home and got my dog before starting to track. I was skeptical if she would do well since she is now 4 years old and hasn’t had any real experience trailing other than when she was young I would drag a piece of Deer liver through my yard but she always did a great job. I could tell she was on it by her body reaction and I tried to keep up with her but she was running on the track. I could hear the tag on her collar clinging so I just followed the sound. When I caught up with her she was chewing on the deer! I was very pleased and she sure was excited as well..... Thanks for reading folks

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12-26-2017, 08:03 AM	#2
Dry Bones Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Navarro County Hunt In: East Texas, Whatever comes available	Very nice and good deal with the dog.

12-26-2017, 08:35 AM	#3
SMF Four Point Join Date: Oct 2015	Really cool and glad she got to enjoy the hunt as much as you did.

12-26-2017, 08:41 AM	#4
Pstraw Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Henderson Hunt In: Front yard or back yard	Good deal. Congratulations for sticking with it and having success!

12-26-2017, 09:17 AM	#5
Bisch Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sonora, Tx	Good deal and congrats!!! Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12-26-2017, 09:26 AM	#6
Mesquite Archer Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Mesquite, TX Hunt In: Whitney / Abilene, KS	Congratats on the meat for the freezer and a fun day for the dog!

12-26-2017, 09:31 AM	#7
Chew Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood, TX Hunt In: Leon County	Congrats.

12-26-2017, 10:08 AM	#8
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones and San Saba Counties and Missouri	Great shot. Cool deal with your pup. Sounds like a well deserved kill. Congratulations. Sent from my SM-J710MN using Tapatalk

12-26-2017, 10:10 AM	#9
Caddo Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lampasas County, Texas Hunt In: Lampassas County	Sweet, Congrats, to you and the dog! LD

12-26-2017, 10:22 AM	#10
Hoss163 Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Abilene tx Hunt In: Oklahoma	Nice congratulations

12-26-2017, 12:10 PM	#11
CRM_95 Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East TX Hunt In: East TX	Way to go Corey!! Congrats!!

12-26-2017, 12:18 PM	#12
Jeremy7306 Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Burleson,TX Hunt In: Whitney, Anywhere I can find	Awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-26-2017, 12:24 PM	#13
KenWood Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Llano Hunt In: Llano and Runnels county	Very nice!

12-26-2017, 03:47 PM	#14
chuckc. Four Point Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Hunt In: Menard	Congratulations, great shot placement!

12-26-2017, 05:10 PM	#15
TxAg Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2007	nice!

12-29-2017, 12:47 AM	#16
Frankhunter Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: texas	Congrats! Very nice

12-29-2017, 08:55 AM	#17
SwampRabbit Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Tomball, TX Hunt In: Hill Country & East Texas	Awesome stuff Corey! Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk

12-29-2017, 09:14 AM	#18
texaslongshot Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lorena. Hunt In: Mills	congrats

12-29-2017, 09:23 AM	#19
Geezy Rider Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Weatherford, Tx. Hunt In: Wise Co.	Great job. Congrats. I sure would like to get one of those dogs some day.